| Item title: | JA145713 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/6) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS interrogation reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/6 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-285 (Serial no. 421) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 8 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 2/5/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, AIR RAIDS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 85th Communication Unit |
| Names: | JA145713, SMN |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Kumamoto Prefecture [Japan–Formosa, Kyûshû] Weber Point [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Sio–Bogadjim Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Leading Seaman JA145713 of the 85th Communications Unit, who was captured in Gali near Weber Point on 14 February 1944. JA145713, a 18 year old Leading Seaman from Kumamoto, was sick with malaria and asleep when he was captured by a Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) patrol. During the interrogation, JA145713 provided information on unit organisation, movement, and naval boats. He also mentioned his experience in the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:07:07 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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